LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Whenever a horse gets a big Beyer Speed Figure in winning her career debut, a certain amount of skepticism follows the horse to her next start in the belief the horse will be unable to fully duplicate that performance.

But by drawing clear to post a 1 3/4-length victory Saturday in the $120,600 at Churchill Downs, French Park surely made believers out of some of her doubters. Ridden by Mark Guidry, French Park is now 2 for 2 after earning a 95 Beyer when romping in a maiden sprint last month at Keeneland.

OZONE PARK, N.Y. - After enduring a tough beat in Saturday's Grade 2 Long Island Handicap with Spotlight, trainer Christophe Clement jumps right back into the stakes waters Tuesday when he sends out Joyful Chaos in the $65,000 Glowing Tribute on a special Election Day card at Aqueduct.

A solid field of 10 fillies and mares who have not won an open stakes race on turf were entered in the Glowing Tribute, scheduled for 1 1/16 miles on the turf. Two others were entered in the unlikely event the race is moved to the main track.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Racing on Election Day is a longstanding autumn tradition at Churchill Downs. True to form, a 10-race card is on tap Tuesday, even though the only votes being cast will be on horses at Churchill.

Indeed, there is no election Tuesday in Louisville - one surefire sign being the conspicuous lack of campaign advertisements on local television and radio in recent weeks. Still, Churchill held up its end of the annual bargain by putting forth yet another card with predominantly large fields.

MIAMI - Trainer Eddie Plesa Jr., who fell one win shy of catching Tim Ritvo for the training title at the recently concluded Calder meet, had a very busy and productive day at the racetrack Saturday.

In the morning, Plesa sent out more than a half-dozen members of his potent stable for recorded workouts at Calder, including his graded-stakes-placed B. B. Best, who breezed five furlongs in 1:00.60 in preparation for this weekend's $200,000 Carl G. Rose Classic.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - An Election Day matinee Tuesday at The Meadowlands launches the final week of the New Jersey Thoroughbred season.

First post will be 1:10 p.m. Eastern for the eight-race card. The meet concludes Saturday night.

The $55,000 Miss Liberty Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at a mile and 70 yards on the turf headlines the holiday card, and trainer Tim Hills hopes history repeats with Toll Taker.

Ride Her Out, whose promising career has been interrupted on several occasions, gave every indication she could still have a big future on grass by posting a surprising half-length victory over fellow longshot Pattiano in Saturday's $40,000 Copano Stakes at Calder.

Ride Her Out, a 4-year-old daughter of Stormy Atlantic, had started just nine times coming into the 7 1/2-furlong Copano, and only once since February. The Copano was only the second start of her career on grass.

Mother Nature repeatedly delayed plans to put Gilded Gold back onto turf but the wait proved worthwhile in the $85,000 Kattegat's Pride Stakes at Laurel Park.

Fourth in her only previous try on grass three months ago, Gilded Gold ($13.20) overtook fading pacesetter Ambition Unbridled in the upper stretch, then held off 27-1 longshot Tight Spin by 1 1/4 lengths.

Ridden by Enrique Jurado for trainer Alan Goldberg, Gilded Gold completed the five furlongs in a swift 55.70 seconds.

First Class Guy opened a substantial lead on the turn and rolled to a 6 1/2-length romp in the $61,639 colt and gelding division on the New Jersey Futurity on Friday night at The Meadowlands.

The Futurity is the top event for 2-year-olds bred in the state.

First Class Guy ($3.20) was coupled with fourth-place finisher Skip Along Jet as an entry for trainer Jason Servis. Chris DeCarlo was aboard the winner, who ran the six furlongs on a fast track in 1:09.85

Fagedaboutit Sal, supplemented for $5,100, was second with Defrere the Smile third.

Colonial Surprise recorded a 9-1 upset in the $153,175 Ontario Fashion Handicap at Woodbine, winning by 1 3/4 lengths over 19-1 shot Search the Church.

Friendly Theresa set lively fractions of 22.12 and 45.42 seconds in the six-furlong sprint. Colonial Surprise commenced a three-wide rally from a stalking position on the turn, and overtook Search the Church at the sixteenth pole before drawing clear under jockey Eurico Rosa Da Silva. Favored Silver Bird finished sixth in the seven-horse field of fillies and mares. The final time was 1:10.89.

ARCADIA, Calif. - Few of the 117 statebred horses entered to run Sunday at Santa Anita exemplify the spirit of the California Cup more than the big, good-looking gelding Desert Boom.

"He's one of those cool professionals; he's a horse you can do anything with," trainer Art Sherman said.

On Sunday, the 5-year-old will be favored for the biggest payday of his 35-race career when he starts as the dominant favorite in the $250,000 California Cup Classic.